Bhagana, Bhagaṇa, Bha-gana, Bhāgaṇa: 13 definitions
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In Hinduism
Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
Source: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literatureBhagaṇa (भगण) refers to one of the eight gaṇas used in Sanskrit metrics (chandas) with which Nañjuṇḍa associated the following:
Gaṇapratīka: Ādiguru;
Devatā: Candra;
Svara: Ṣaḍja;
Varṇa: Śukla;
Gotra: Kāpila;
Rasa: Hāsya;
Phala: Bhavya;
Nakṣatra: Vidhu (Mṛgaśirā);
Yoni: Bhogin (Sarpa);
Rāśi: Vṛśa;
Gaṇa: Sāra (Deva);
Kheṭa: Kavi (Śukra);
Yāma: Saptama;
Vāsa: Kuveradiś (Kuveradik);
Kula: Vaiśya;
Chandas (छन्दस्) refers to Sanskrit prosody and represents one of the six Vedangas (auxiliary disciplines belonging to the study of the Vedas). The science of prosody (chandas-shastra) focusses on the study of the poetic meters such as the commonly known twenty-six metres mentioned by Pingalas.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira1) Bhagaṇa (भगण) refers to the “revolution” (of a planet around the sun), according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 2), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “We shall now proceed to give a brief description of (the qualifications of) a jyotiṣaka. [...] He must know the Earth’s revolution [i.e., bhagaṇa] round the sun and its rotation round its axis; its shape, size and the like; the latitude of a place and its complement; the nature of the hour circle; the cāra-dala-kāla [the difference between six hours and half a day], the times of the rising of the Zodiacal signs. [...]”.
2) Bhagaṇa (भगण) refers to the “heavens”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 5).—Accordingly, “[...] Now, if [Rāhu] has a body or be simply a head with a regular motion in the ecliptic, how comes it that he eclipses the sun and moon when they are 180° from him? If his motion be not subject to fixed laws, how comes it that his exact place is ascertained; how comes it that he never eclipses by the part of his body between his head and tail? If being of the shape of a serpent he eclipses with his head or with his tail, how comes it that he does not hide one half of the heavens [i.e., bhagaṇa-ardha] lying between his head and tail?”.
Source: Wikibooks (hi): Sanskrit Technical TermsBhagaṇa (भगण).—The revolution number of a planet, i.e., the number of revolutions that a planet performs around the Earth in a certain period. Note: Bha-gaṇa is a Sanskrit technical term used in ancient Indian sciences such as Astronomy, Mathematics and Geometry.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryBhagaṇa.—(IA 19), a bangle. Note: bhagaṇa is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarybhagaṇa (भगण).—m (S bha Constellation or star, gaṇa Multitude). The twelve signs of the zodiac. 2 The starry host. Ex. pari sarvānta śrēṣṭha śrīrāmacandra|| rōhiṇī- vara bhagaṇānta jaisā ||. 3 By metonymy, or from bhāgana. Circuit through the zodiac: also the period occupied.
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bhagana (भगन).—n A constellation or a star. kiṃ ugavatāṃ dina- pati|| bhaganēṃ sarvahī lōpatāta ||.
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bhāgana (भागन).—n S The period occupied by the sun or a planet in passing through the zodiac.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBhāgana (भागन).—
1) The period of the sun's passing through the signs of the zodiac.
2) The circumference of a great circle.
Derivable forms: bhāganam (भागनम्).
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Bhagaṇa (भगण).—
1) the group of stars or asterisms.
2) the zodiac.
3) revolution of the planets in the zodiac.
Derivable forms: bhagaṇaḥ (भगणः).
Bhagaṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bha and gaṇa (गण). See also (synonyms): bhavarga.
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Bhāgaṇa (भागण).—the whole group of constellations; करालदंष्ट्राभिरुदस्त- भागणम् (karāladaṃṣṭrābhirudasta- bhāgaṇam) Bhāgavata 4.5.11.
Derivable forms: bhāgaṇaḥ (भागणः).
Bhāgaṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bhā and gaṇa (गण).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhagaṇa (भगण).—m.
(-ṇaḥ) 1. The whole multitude of stars. 2. Revolution of the planets in the Zodiac. 3. The Zodiac.
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Bhāgaṇa (भागण).—m.
(-ṇaḥ) The whole collection of stars.
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Bhāgana (भागन).—n.
(-naṃ) 1. The period, during which the sun passess through the twelve signs of the zodiac, thence by ellipsis, the zodiac. 2. The circumference of a great circle. E. bhāg to divide, aff. lyuṭ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Bhagaṇa (भगण):—[=bha-gaṇa] [from bha] m. = -cakra, [ib.; Varāha-mihira; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] = next, [Sūryasiddhānta; Varāha-mihira]
3) Bhagana (भगन):—[wrong reading] for bha-gaṇa (See under 4. bha, [column]2).
4) Bhāgaṇa (भागण):—[=bhā-gaṇa] m. = bha-gaṇa (under 4. bha), [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhāgana (भागन):—(naṃ) 1. n. The period of the sun’s going through the zodiac; circumference of a great circle.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary1) Bhaganā (भगना):—(v) see [bhāganā].
2) Bhagānā (भगाना):—(v) to drive off; to scare away; to cause to run away; to kidnap; to abduct.
3) Bhāganā (भागना) [Also spelled bhagna]:—(v) to run, to run away; to escape; to flee; to take to heels; to abscond, to give the slip; to make off; to elope (with); [bhāgate bhūta kī laṃgoṭī bhalī] salvage what you can of a bad debt.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusBhagaṇa (ಭಗಣ):—
1) [noun] a cluster of stars.
2) [noun] a group consisting of one long syllablic instant followed by two short ones (-uu); dactylus.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Bhaganamni, Bhaganana, Bhagananda, Bhaganandana, Bhaganaraya, Bhaganarayam, Bhaganardha, Bhaganasika.
Ends with: Bhubhagana, Candrabhagana, Chandrabhagana, Ravibhagana.
Full-text: Bhacakra, Pakanam, Bhamandala, Bagatuta, Dodhaka, Candrabhagana, Ravibhagana, Bhaganarayam, Prasanna, Lopanem, Sarasika, Bhavarga, Bhagna, Duma, Dum, Gana, Saya, Sau, Sira, Shir.
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The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Chapter 332 - The metres of un-equal characteristics in the four quarters (viṣama)
Chapter 328 - The rules of prosody (chandas-sāra)
Chapter 318 - The mode of worshipping Gaṇapati, accomplishing all things
Malatimadhava (study) (by Jintu Moni Dutta)
Part 6.2 - Metres Employed in the Mālatīmādhava < [Chapter 2 - Literary Study of the Mālatīmādhava]
Part 6.1 - Definition of Chandas (metres) < [Chapter 2 - Literary Study of the Mālatīmādhava]
Annadatri-carita (study) (by Sarannya V.)
6. Poetic Beauty (a): Metre (Vritta) < [Chapter 3 - An Introduction to Annadatri-carita]
The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 1 - Use of Chandas (metres) in the Matsyapurāṇa < [Chapter 2 - Literary aspect of the Matsyapurāṇa]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 7.57 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]
Mudrarakshasa (literary study) (by Antara Chakravarty)
1. Chandas, the science of rhythm < [Chapter 4 - Employment of Chandas in Mudrārākṣasa]